THE IMPACT OF LEADER MEMBER EXCHANGE ON WORK ENGAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

This study investigated the relationship between supervisor behavior and the work experience of subordinate employees. The company assumes that work engagement plays a crucial role for employee performance. The present study reports The Impact of Leader Member Exchange on Work Engagement: An Empirical Study in a construction sector in Chennai. This paper examines a wide range of factors including affect, loyalty, contribution and professional respect that cause work engagement among the employees. Respondents for the study comprise employees working in the chosen organization and were selected through convenience sampling. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data. Secondary data was collected from books, journals and websites. The collected data was analyzed using diverse tools such as reliability test, percentage analysis and One-way analysis of variance. The findings prove that the influence of leader member exchange and personal characteristics positively impact the work engagement and employees performance, supporting the results of the previous studies. In a theoretical context, further research is expected to investigate the factors that influence work engagement and its impact on employee performance. Meanwhile, in a practical context, leader member exchange is found to be a major predictor of work engagement. The practical implication is important for the principals to improve work engagement in efforts to improve employee performance.